Description

Nelumbo nucifera ‘Lovebird’
Nelumbo nucifera ‘Yuanyangyu’ 鸳鸯羽
Color: Versicolor, red-purple at the tip
Size: small to medium
Leaf Height: 10.6 inches (27 cm)
Flower Type: Double Flower (70 to 80 petals)
Flower Diameter: 6.6 inches (17 cm)
Flower Height: 20.5 inches (52 cm)
Flowering Period: Late June, for about 38 days
Hybridizer: Ding Yuesheng, (2004); Nanjing Yilian Garden, Jiangsu province
Maternal Parent: N. ‘Fen Dai’
Comments: N. ‘Lovebird’ produces bowl shaped flowers. The buds show a strong red –purple color which gives way to light yellow green in the middle of the petal and yellow-orange at the base. Leaves are green and thick.